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News Afghanistan Balkh: At Least Nine Killed In Two Explosions In Afghanistan's North

Published on: Thursday 28 April 2022
At Least Nine Killed In Two Explosions In Afghanistan's North
News source: https://www.rferl.org/a/explosions-afghanistan-balkh-province/31825811.html

Two explosions have killed at least nine people and wounded 13 in an apparent coordinated attack on two minibuses in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh. A spokesman for Taliban-appointed police ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Afghanistan Blast

Published on: Sunday 12 March 2023
Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Afghanistan Blast
News source: https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-balkh-blast-islamic-state-responsibility/32314309.html

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a March 11 attack in Afghanistan's Balkh Province, the extremist group's Telegram account said on March 12. The blast at a cultural center during an event ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: 13 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Balkh and Jawzjan operations

Published on: Wednesday 07 August 2019
13 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Balkh and Jawzjan operations
News source: https://www.khaama.com/13-taliban-militants-killed-wounded-in-balkh-and-jawzjan-operations-03591/

The security forces conducted separate operations in northern Balkh and Jawzjan provinces ... at least 90 terrorist attacks in Kabul city by storming 3 ISIS hideouts... Afghanistan faces a group which ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: Afghanistan- Taliban's shadowy district chief arrested in Balkh

Published on: Saturday 20 July 2019
Afghanistan- Taliban's shadowy district chief arrested in Balkh
News source: https://menafn.com/1098782254/Afghanistan-Talibans-shadowy-district-chief-arrested-in-Balkh

(MENAFN - Pajhwok Afghan News) MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok):Taliban 's designated administrative chief for Chahar Bolak district of northern Balkh province has been arrested by security forces, the ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: Afghanistan- Telecom Companies in Balkh Shut Down Services at Nights

Published on: Monday 22 July 2019
Afghanistan- Telecom Companies in Balkh Shut Down Services at Nights
News source: https://menafn.com/1098790716/Afghanistan-Telecom-Companies-in-Balkh-Shut-Down-Services-at-Nights

(MENAFN - Daily Outlook Afghanistan) MAZAR-E-SHARIF- Telecom services are shutting down their services in the last two nights inthe northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif apparently due to 'security ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: What Did the Intra-Afghan Dialogue Accomplish?

Published on: Wednesday 17 July 2019
What Did the Intra-Afghan Dialogue Accomplish?
News source: https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/what-did-the-intra-afghan-dialogue-accomplish/

This was noted by Khalid Noor, an influential youth activist form Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province who was also present in Moscow for the talks in May. Reflecting upon the talks ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: At least 2 killed in bomb explosion in Afghanistan

Published on: Sunday 14 July 2019
At least 2 killed in bomb explosion in Afghanistan
News source: https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/at-least-2-killed-in-bomb-explosion-in-afghanistan-236138

At least two children were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh on Monday. According to the 209 Shaheen Corps spokesman Mohammad Haneef Rezaee the explosion was planted by militants. The blast took place in Chahar Bolak district of Balkh.  

News Afghanistan Balkh: Explosion rips through border police vehicle in Mazar-e-Sharif city

Published on: Tuesday 30 April 2019
Explosion rips through border police vehicle in Mazar-e-Sharif city
News source: https://www.khaama.com/explosion-rips-through-border-police-vehicle-in-mazar-e-sharif-city-03846/

A spokesman for Balkh Police Headquarters Adilshah Adil confirmed the ... The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban’s... ‘Encouraged by the ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: Afghanistan- Balkh religious scholars urge Ramadan truce

Published on: Saturday 27 April 2019
Afghanistan- Balkh religious scholars urge Ramadan truce
News source: https://menafn.com/1098447354/Afghanistan-Balkh-religious-scholars-urge-Ramadan-truce

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A number of religious scholars in northern Balkh province on Saturday asked the warring parties to the Afghanistan conflict to announce a ceasefire during the holy month ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: Parallelism between Vietnam and Afghanistan

Published on: Monday 08 April 2019
News source: https://pakobserver.net/parallelism-between-vietnam-and-afghanistan/

Zalmay Khalilzad, Donald Trump’s Afghanistan envoy, is working on roughly the same ... on former Vice President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim’s death anniversary in Balkh, Hanif Atmar a presidential ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: Taliban plans spring offensive to 'eradicate' Afghanistan occupation

Published on: Friday 12 April 2019
News source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/04/12/Taliban-plans-spring-offensive-to-eradicate-Afghanistan-occupation/8961555073389/

The fighting has intensified throughout Afghanistan as the weather gets warmer. Monday, three U.S. Marines were killed by a roadside bomb near Bagram air base. Eight Afghan police officers also died ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: Taliban kidnap 60 truck drivers in Afghanistan

Published on: Thursday 11 April 2019
News source: https://in.news.yahoo.com/taliban-kidnap-60-truck-drivers-afghanistan-115238824.html

Taliban militants abducted 60 truck drivers in Afghanistan's Samanghan province on Thursday, officials said. "Taliban insurgents abducted 60 drivers of trucks on a road linking Dara-e-Suf district of ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: UNSC urges Taliban to call off spring offensive

Published on: Wednesday 17 April 2019
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/unsc-urges-taliban-to-call-off-spring-offensive/ar-BBW3gki

Also read: Taliban say they are not looking to rule Afghanistan alone If the launch of the offensive ... Atta Mohammad Noor, a former governor of Balkh province, had also been included on the list, ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: Afghanistan- Sixty Women Complete Internship Programs in Kandahar

Published on: Tuesday 16 April 2019
News source: https://menafn.com/1098398012/Afghanistan-Sixty-Women-Complete-Internship-Programs-in-Kandahar

Over 700 graduates are now employed in Balkh, Kabul, Kandahar ... By hiring qualified and trained women, Afghanistan will cultivate a civil service that is more responsive to the needs of its ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: Fighting across Afghanistan as Taliban opens offensive before talks

Published on: Saturday 13 April 2019
News source: https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Fighting-across-Afghanistan-as-Taliban-opens-offensive-before-talks-586752

There were also attacks in the northern provinces of Baghlan, Takhar and Badakhshan, as well as Faryab, Sar-e Pul and Balkh, but there were no reports of significant casualties among security forces. ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: Confusion, mistrust ahead of Afghan peace meeting in Doha

Published on: Wednesday 17 April 2019
News source: http://news.trust.org/item/20190417124536-olmz0/

a veteran of the anti-Soviet Mujahideen and a governor of the province of Balkh, who retains huge influence in northern Afghanistan, refused to take part. Atta Noor said the list was formed of ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: Afghan War Casualty Report: April 12-18

Published on: Thursday 18 April 2019
News source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report.html

The following report compiles all significant security incidents confirmed by New York Times reporters throughout Afghanistan from the past seven ... the Taliban also suffered casualties. April 14 ...

News Afghanistan Balkh: Rehabilitated Seeds Farm Enables Farmers in Northern Afghanistan Grow Healthy Crops

Published on: Monday 08 April 2019
News source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/04/08/war-wrecked-vital-seed-farm-in-northern-afghanistan-set-to-recover-with-project-support

The project, supported by the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund, aims to strengthen capacity in the value chain for producing certified seeds, particularly wheat. DEHDADI DISTRICT, Balkh Province ...